Profile observations of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer with the BELUGA tethered balloon during MOSAiC-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Profile observations of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer with the BELUGA tethered balloon during MOSAiC

Published:2023-08-10 Issue:1 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2052-4463
Container-title:Scientific Data
language:en
Short-container-title:Sci Data

Author:

Pilz Christian^ORCID,Lonardi Michael^ORCID,Egerer Ulrike^ORCID,Siebert Holger,Ehrlich André^ORCID,Heymsfield Andrew J.,Schmitt Carl G.^ORCID,Shupe Matthew D.^ORCID,Wehner Birgit^ORCID,Wendisch Manfred^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractDuring the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition, the Balloon-bornE moduLar Utility for profilinG the lower Atmosphere (BELUGA) was deployed from an ice floe drifting in the Fram Strait from 29 June to 27 July 2020. The BELUGA observations aimed to characterize the cloudy Arctic atmospheric boundary layer above the sea ice using a modular setup of five instrument packages. The in situ measurements included atmospheric thermodynamic and dynamic state parameters (air temperature, humidity, pressure, and three-dimensional wind), broadband solar and terrestrial irradiance, aerosol particle microphysical properties, and cloud particle images. In total, 66 profile observations were collected during 33 balloon flights from the surface to maximum altitudes of 0.3 to 1.5 km. The profiles feature a high vertical resolution of 0.01 m to 1 m, including measurements below, inside, and above frequently occurring low-level clouds. This publication describes the balloon operations, instruments, and the obtained data set. We invite the scientific community for joint analysis and model application of the freely available data on PANGAEA.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Stiftung Mercator Schweiz

United States Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Library and Information Sciences,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,Computer Science Applications,Education,Information Systems,Statistics and Probability

Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02423-5.pdf

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